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Bernie Moreno: “Twenty-six billion dollars--$26 billion--a number that most Americans can't even conceive of. The government is staying…”

On the recordNovember 8, 2025
Twenty-six billion dollars--$26 billion--a number that most Americans can't even conceive of. The government is staying closed because Democrats want to give $26 billion more to insurance companies, and you are proposing to give that to the American people instead. Is that accurate?
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Bernie Moreno
Ohio

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Questioning funding priorities during a debate on government spending.

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